De-badge
24 March 2012 | 12:37 AM
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24 March 2012 | 12:41 AM
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From: crawley :)
i took all the badges apart from the sti one on mine and put a hawk centre badge on.
24 March 2012 | 12:57 AM
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Take them all off except the STi badge IMO
24 March 2012 | 12:58 AM
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From: crawley :)
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ksg10
Take them all off except the STi badge IMO
thats what i did but it just looks a bit too plain so put on a hawk boot logo and it looks much better it think.
24 March 2012 | 01:22 AM
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From: Harrogate
24 March 2012 | 01:54 AM
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Std jdm doesn't have Subaru lettering but has sti logo on right and wrx badge on left, when I fitted my new bootlid I refitted sti logo and left wrx lettering off I think it looks cleaner, jdm doesn't have impreza under wrx badge either,
24 March 2012 | 03:50 AM
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From: watford
Much nicer all off, same as mine.
24 March 2012 | 07:58 AM
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From: Cambridge
just leave the sti one on there chris
24 March 2012 | 09:04 AM
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Thanks for the photoshop brun.
that's made my decision. Now.... type uk on or off.
24 March 2012 | 09:08 AM
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off its a crap sticker that doesnt even match the sti one
24 March 2012 | 10:01 AM
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debadged here aswell
24 March 2012 | 10:45 AM
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From: Rl'yeh
I always think de-badged makes the car's @rse look huge, like a Megane.
Still, if you WANT to copy a French mass-market car..........
24 March 2012 | 11:17 AM
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From: Garden City
I think looks smart with just the STI left on.
24 March 2012 | 11:31 AM
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From: Bangor-Northern Ireland
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off its a crap sticker that doesnt even match the sti one
aggreed , i did mine last weekend (2002) and it was tarnished/discoloured. took the STI off too as its girly pink !
24 March 2012 | 11:40 AM
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From: Kenilworth
De-everything, badge,spoiler,lock...Not to everyones taste, but I have another bootlid with all the bits still on.
24 March 2012 | 11:47 AM
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From: Cambridge
I love the look of the smooth boot lid. Not sure about no rear wing but not lock looks awesome.
24 March 2012 | 11:49 AM
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aggreed , i did mine last weekend (2002) and it was tarnished/discoloured. took the STI off too as its girly pink !
Sounds funny but the hotly pink actually is in favour. Only a real man can get away with wearing pink. And a sti Scooby is defiantly a real mans car.
24 March 2012 | 11:26 PM
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From: South Wales
I'd actually like to remove the 'oval star' badge off the boot of the RB!
25 March 2012 | 09:28 PM
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Made a start today. Gonna do it in stages, as you can't add once removed. Looks the nuts so far.
25 March 2012 | 09:41 PM
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You could always remove the type uk and impreza badge next then will be as per stock jdm apart from bulky boot lock
25 March 2012 | 09:43 PM
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Going for the wrx badge next. Think the impreza badge may look quite decent on its own on that side.
25 March 2012 | 10:21 PM
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debadged mine on friday
26 March 2012 | 03:38 AM
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alcazar
I always think de-badged makes the car's @rse look huge, like a Megane.
Still, if you WANT to copy a French mass-market car..........
+1
26 March 2012 | 12:07 PM
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From: Oxford
For a blue car I think JDM is the way to go , but with the black , I think the full de-badge gives it a more menacing look.
26 March 2012 | 06:45 PM
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From: South Shields Tyne & Wear
De badged.
Ended up with this.
26 March 2012 | 09:54 PM
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From: Any Further South & You'd Be In The Sea
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#68 rb5
Shouldn't de-badge the rear of my sti or not? Thoughts please and maybe be pictures of de-badged rearsif you have any would be good.
You inspired me a lot with your original post and today I decided to buy a DA Polisher, what better way to celebrate my new purchase . . . . .
26 March 2012 | 10:54 PM
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You inspired me a lot with your original post and today I decided to buy a DA Polisher, what better way to celebrate my new purchase . . . . .
Wow. You have done the same as mine. I left the impreza and sti only. Think it looks the doggs. Got it finished this evening. Try and get pics up tomorrow.
27 March 2012 | 07:52 AM
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Was it just me or is the old glue a total PITA to remove?
27 March 2012 | 08:10 AM
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Was it just me or is the old glue a total PITA to remove?
Mate, it was a real nightmare. I used the mrs hair dryer to hear the badges and glue up. Came off alright to start with. Used so many different products to get the excess off. Well worth the effort and time. Didn't think it was ever gonna come off. You know when you wish you hadn't started something?
27 March 2012 | 09:30 AM
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From: Colchester, Essex
Looks loads better, Here is mine. Stock JDM boot. Only thing that lets it down is the Fog light
24 March 2012 | 01:54 AM
